Whose God Rules?

Is the United States a Secular Nation or a Theolegal Democracy?

By: N. Walker (Editor), Tony Blair (Foreword by), E. Greenlee (Editor)

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Hardcover | 7 December 2011 | Edition Number 1

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Theolegal democracy defines a political system that allows public officials to use theology in its democratic process to shape law without instituting an official state religion. In Whose God Rules?, preeminent scholars debate the theolegal theory, which describes the gray area between a secular legal system, where theology is dismissed as irrational and a threat to the separation of religion and state, and a theocracy, where a single religion determines all law. The United States is neither a secular nation nor a theocracy, leading scholars to ask whether the United States is a theolegal democracy. If so, whose God rules?

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"This book is a provocative and pioneering effort to rethink the complex relation of religion and the state in the American past and present. Don't miss it!" - Cornel West, Princeton University

"Whose God Rules? offers an illuminating new frame to revitalize the stale debate over church-state separation. Bringing a thoughtful and diverse group of experts to the table, Walker and Greenlee present a feast for the intellect that challenges us all to become better citizens." - Forrest Church, author of So Help Me God: the Founding Fathers and The First Great Battle over Church and State

"This erudite book offers a rare and unusual combination; it includes a broad range of topics treated in depth by a diverse group of contributors who write about a distinctive and controversial concept, namely theolegal democracy. It is sure to provoke an interesting and renewed debate about the relationship of religion and politics." - Leslie Griffin, University of Houston Law Center and author of Law and Religion: Cases and Materials

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Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction to Theolegal Theory	p. 1
A Theolegal Nation	p. 19
Editorial Preface	p. 21
Religious Premises in Politics and Law	p. 23
Religious Fairness	p. 43
Religious Secularism	p. 61
Theolegal Officials	p. 79
Editorial Preface	p. 81
The Religious Right	p. 83
Religious Judges	p. 97
Religious Presidents	p. 107
Presidential Abortion Rhetoric and Religion	p. 123
Theolegal Democracy	p. 137
Editorial Preface	p. 139
Stem Cell Research	p. 141
Evolution v. Creation	p. 159
Marriage Equality	p. 171
Theolegal Marriage	p. 183
Theodiplomacy	p. 193
Editorial Preface	p. 195
The Theotorture of Guantánamo	p. 197
Theolegal Nuclear Weapons Policy	p. 211
Theology and Human Rights	p. 227
Religious Freedom	p. 239
Conclusion	p. 247
Contributors	p. 251
Index	p. 257
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